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A visit to the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery

Lat:   42.2500°   (42° 15' 0")

Lon:   -89.7171°   (-89° 43' 1")

The Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County<2>.

The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies just to the east northeast of the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Liebhart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liebhart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liebhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liebhart Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Babbs Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Babbs Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Babbs Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Babbs Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grace Methodist Evangelical Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lane Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oakland Freeport Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107275 <5>
  • Sabin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sabin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sabin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sabin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • County Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The County Home Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Freeport City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Martin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Martin Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Eleroy Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eleroy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eleroy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eleroy Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Spring Valley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Valley Cemetery
      • The Spring Valley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • St. Wendelin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wendelin Cemetery
      • The St. Wendelin Cemetery is located in Carroll County
    • Shell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shell Cemetery
      • The Shell Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • The Shell Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shelly Cemetery
    • Prairie Dell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Dell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Dell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Prairie Dell Cemetery is located in Ogle County
    • Cranes Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cranes Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cranes Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cranes Grove Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Harlem Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlem Center Cemetery
      • The Harlem Center Cemetery is located in Stephenson County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bolton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bolton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Bolton is located in Stephenson County
  • Florence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Florence is located in Stephenson County
  • Freeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Freeport is located in Stephenson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <7>
  • Pearl City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Shannon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Eleroy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Baileyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
    • Baileyville is located in Ogle County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyville <7>
  • Salem
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Salem is located in Stephenson County
  • Zier Cors
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zier Cors
    • Zier Cors is located in Carroll County
  • Harper
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Harper is located in Ogle County
  • Yellow Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
    • Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
  • Georgetown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Carroll County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Cedarville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Loran
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loran
      • Loran is located in Stephenson County
    • Lena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
      • Lena is located in Stephenson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <7>
    • Red Oak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
    • Kent
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Kent is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <7>
    • Lanark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Forreston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forreston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forreston
      • Forreston is located in Ogle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forreston <7>
    • German Valley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Ridott
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridott
      • Ridott is located in Stephenson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridott <7>
    • Buena Vista
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
    • McConnell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
      • McConnell is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnell <7>
    • Brookville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
      • Brookville is located in Ogle County
    • Adeline
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adeline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
      • Adeline is located in Ogle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Dakota
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephenson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Forreston
  • Freeport
  • German Valley
  • Lanark
    • Lanark lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lanark.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
  • Lena
    • Lena lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lena.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Pearl City
  • Shannon

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #420213  (Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #420213 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Freeport West
    • County: Stephenson         Elev: 245
    • Location given for GNIS #420213 (Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery)

The official website for Stephenson County: www.co.stephenson.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Stephenson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2500, Longitude: -89.7171       In this case, the coordinates for the Ellis Van Brocklin Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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